Palanpur: The Palanpur Taluka police have busted an inter-district motorcycle theft racket with the arrest of three accused and recovery of 19 stolen motorcycles worth Rs 7.15 lakh.The breakthrough came on July 3, when a team from Tambana police outpost under Palanpur Taluka police station intercepted two men riding motorcycles without number plates on the…
Waterlogged street in Patan on Saturday Even as the intensity of rainfall eased across much of Gujarat on Saturday, the Rajula-Jafrabad-Pipavav coastal belt in Amreli district witnessed a fresh spell of intense rain, leading to heavy waterlogging and inundation in villages.After Rajula town received around 4 inches of rain, torrential showers lashed Jafrabad town and…
Several bridges and roads in Junagadh were rendered impassable Rajkot: Rain subsided in Junagadh district on Saturday, but relief and rescue operations continued as the administration tried to clear roads blocked by uprooted trees. Significant rainfall was reported in Rajula taluka of Amreli district during the day.National Highway 51 was damaged near Husainabad village in…
Rajkot: A Junagadh sessions court has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman with learning difficulties, ruling that the victim was incapable of giving legally valid consent.The conviction came three years after the crime, with a trial that examined extensive medical and forensic evidence. Additional sessions judge H G…
Rajkot: Diu Police have unearthed an alleged identity fraud stretching back more than three decades, arresting a 54-year-old man accused of using the identity of a deceased Portuguese national to secure nationality documents, alter birth records and facilitate multiple passport applications.Investigators say the racket may have wider links across Gujarat and beyond.Diu Police arrested Jitendrakumar…
The jewellery company lodged an FIR against the employee Rajkot: A jewellery company lodged an FIR against one of its employees for allegedly fleeing with over Rs 13 lakh worth of gold entrusted to him for making ornaments.According to the complaint filed by Rahim Dosani, business development head of Junagadh Jewellery Pvt Ltd, Prasenjit Bhunja…
Rajkot: A 22-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his parents in Gundala village of Gondal taluka in Rajkot district, with police arresting the couple after a forensic postmortem contradicted the family’s claim that he took his own life by consuming acid.The victim, Ram Bambhava, was allegedly forced to drink acid by his mother, Manisha alias…
Flooded streets in Amreli town on Friday Rajkot: Large parts of Saurashtra remained under the grip of heavy rain for the third consecutive day, with Junagadh bearing the maximum brunt on Friday.At Vandarvad village in Maliya Hatina, an ST bus was stranded in a strong water current after a road was submerged. All passengers were…
Ten gang members have been held while four are absconding Rajkot: The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) has invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act, 2015, against the Firoz alias Firiya Sindhi syndicate, booking 20 members, including the gang’s kingpin.Criminal records from 2017 to 2026 revealed that members of the syndicate…
Palanpur: The Banaskantha Local Crime Branch (LCB) arrested three members of the notorious ‘Shaitan Gang’, including its mastermind, for a series of burglaries at six angadia firms in Palanpur.Police said the gang members are involved in at least 40 cases of robbery, dacoity and housebreaking across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.Investigation began on June 26 when…
